Beatrice "Bea" V. Thomas, age 74, of East Butler, passed away Friday at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Butler on July 11, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Lucian and Julia Prokopchak Cuny.

Bea retired in 2003 from the Housekeeping Department of Butler Memorial Hospital.

She was a member of Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.

She enjoyed bingo, casino trips, and bowling. She belonged to the East Butler Fireman's Bowling League.

She is survived by her husband, James A. Thomas, Sr. They married on February 23, 1963.

She is also survived by two sons, James A. Thomas, Jr. and his wife, Lee Ann, of Karns City, and Bruce D. Thomas, of Butler; one daughter, Arlene R. Widenhofer and her husband, Walter, of Butler; two brothers, Paul Cuny and his wife, Sandy, of Butler, and Doug Cuny and his wife, Jean, of Butler; one sister, Chris Plofchan and her husband, George, of East Butler; and four grandchildren, Trevor Thomas, of Karns City, and Tyler, Tori, and Tanner Widenhofer, of Butler.

She was preceded in death by a grandson, Thomas Widenhofer; her parents, Lucian and Julia Prokopchak Cuny; and her in-laws, Harry and Martha Thomas.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Monday from 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 1 p.m. from Saint Michael the Archangel R.C. Church, 432 Center Avenue, Butler, followed by entombment in Saint Michael Cemetery Mausoleum.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to East Butler VFD Ambulance, P.O. Box 162, East Butler, PA 16029.